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Fans of the comics, cartoon, and live-action version with Puddy rejoice--The Tick is here, and he is mighty!! Cast
There are other superheroes in this short first season, notably Superian (a dime-store Superman) and Overkill (a modern Big Shot, who himself was a spoof of The Punisher). I've watched the first few episodes, and this is not your father's Tick. But, it's still great. The humor is dark, and they cuss up a storm, which is refreshing. It's like the Deadpool version of Tick. I'm finding myself going back to make sure I don't miss anything, but one thing that I'm not missing, to my surprise, is a constant barrage of self-referential winks and nods to earlier versions of the source material. It all feels really fresh, and there are no moments where people who are being introduced to the Tick through this show will stop and say, "was I supposed to get that joke? What was that? Is that important?" It's worth checking out if you have Amazon Prime, and it's fun enough to pay for if you don't. The Tick's costume did change a little from the pilot, but this is lampshaded and handwaved early on, so it's OK. My favorite quote so far: the police question Arthur about the dead henchmen found around him, all stabbed to death. Arthur is describing the strange person who did it, and he says, "... it was like he was looking for a place to keep his knife... and no place was good enough." I love that for some reason. Check it out! * Spoiler: Thanks to the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution, superheroes can't be outed by authorities. tarlibone fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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Haven't had time to watch yet but I loved the pilot last year. One important thing to note is that the six episodes up now are only half of the season. They filmed 12 episodes and the other half will be up at a later time. Probably late this year or early next.
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Aug 26, 2017 03:00
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Crammed all the episodes, and I like it! It did feel like it took a long time to get going, but once it did, it was chugging along. Will write more once I've had time to digest, but there's some potential here, and it doesn't feel like a retread.
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Aug 26, 2017 04:14
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Bobulus posted:Crammed all the episodes, and I like it! It did feel like it took a long time to get going, but once it did, it was chugging along. I agree 100%. And also... CLIFFHANGER!!
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Aug 26, 2017 04:20
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I had so much fun with this. Glad to know that there are more episodes coming. Really respect how the creator manages to evolve his character to be relevant to the current times.
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Aug 26, 2017 05:00
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I think this might be my new favorite show. The writing and style of humor is just so much of what I enjoy. Especially all the little things, like Ms. Lint's lint problem. My new favorite character might be danger boat or Arthur's step father Chainclaw fucked around with this message at 05:50 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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Aug 26, 2017 05:15
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Yeah, just finished episode 3 and this is definitely good. I was initially worried with the pilot and the superhero team being blinded by weaponized syphilis that this would be some edgelord nonsense like 'The Boys', but thankfully they reeled back on that and have just left things with reasonable dark humor intermixed with the Tick's endless blind enthusiasm. Also quite enjoying The Terror keeping up the usual characterization of super evil grand dad.
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Aug 26, 2017 06:12
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This is so much better then the Defenders its almost embarrassing.
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Aug 26, 2017 08:20
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Great show... Why the heck did they only put out 5 new episodes!?
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Aug 26, 2017 15:24
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I liked it enough, it has promise. I felt like many of the lines fell flat, like they recorded a few takes and picked the best one instead of getting it right. The Terror is a little too menacing for the show, though, like once you have a video who killed the "Justice League" of the universe with chemical weapons, where do you go from there? I thought Superion was conspiring with The Terror until about the last episode because of the way he was acting so smug about being sure he was dead in the beginning, but I hadn't gotten used to the tone of the show yet. I also think The Tick might be a manifestation of Arthur's childhood idolization of super heroes. It's sort of what the show is leading towards, but at least it's not as obvious as the second episode Fight Club fake-out.
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Aug 26, 2017 17:09
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Some speculation based on information from episode six: Overkill says the suit is meant to deal with alien/"foreign" threats, although who knows if they actually got the translation right this time. In episode 4, when Derek and Author are looking at Miss Lint, the suit keeps saying, repeatedly, "foreign object". So, yeah, Miss Lint, whether she knows it or not, is probably one of this "foreign" element that the suit was built against. BJPaskoff posted:I thought Superion was conspiring with The Terror until about the last episode because of the way he was acting so smug about being sure he was dead in the beginning, but I hadn't gotten used to the tone of the show yet. I also think The Tick might be a manifestation of Arthur's childhood idolization of super heroes. It's sort of what the show is leading towards, but at least it's not as obvious as the second episode Fight Club fake-out. I have a completely off-the-wall bonkers theory. It's probably not true, but on the off-chance it is, I want to have 'called it': What if the Terror somehow figured out a way to split off Superion's best powers (super-strength and nigh-invulnerability) to weaken him and inadvertently created/empowered the Tick? Bobulus fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Aug 26, 2017 |
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Aug 26, 2017 17:49
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Bobulus posted:Some speculation based on information from episode six: I thought the suit was saying that specifically about her glass eye. As in, it's a foreign object in her body. I can't connect the dots to how that would be useful to The Terror though.
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Aug 26, 2017 19:19
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BJPaskoff posted:I thought the suit was saying that specifically about her glass eye. As in, it's a foreign object in her body. I can't connect the dots to how that would be useful to The Terror though. I mean...That is the simplest explanation, yes. But it's the only thing the suit says in English, and it does it a bunch of times with no joke behind it. Seems like something that might be important.
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Aug 26, 2017 20:58
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BJPaskoff posted:I thought the suit was saying that specifically about her glass eye. As in, it's a foreign object in her body. I can't connect the dots to how that would be useful to The Terror though. Yeah, that's exactly what it was doing.
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Aug 26, 2017 20:59
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Also, they pretty explicitly indicate that the Tick isn't a figment of Arthur's imagination. He gets worried about this and there are hints at it here and there, but then Dot admits that she sees him, his entire family reacts positively to him, the villains talk about him when Arthur is not around and thus can't be imagining what's going on with whoever the bad people are wherever they are, and... well, he saved a bunch of people. So this won't be a Fight Club thing, and I'm not putting this in a spoiler tag because this is directly addressed pretty quickly in the show.
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Aug 26, 2017 22:33
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The Tick isn't some manifestation of Arthur's mind that just popped into existence in the last couple of days of Arthur's life. The Tick is The Tick.
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Aug 26, 2017 22:36
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tarlibone posted:Also, they pretty explicitly indicate that the Tick isn't a figment of Arthur's imagination. He gets worried about this and there are hints at it here and there, but then Dot admits that she sees him, his entire family reacts positively to him, the villains talk about him when Arthur is not around and thus can't be imagining what's going on with whoever the bad people are wherever they are, and... well, he saved a bunch of people. So this won't be a Fight Club thing, and I'm not putting this in a spoiler tag because this is directly addressed pretty quickly in the show. I'm only three episodes in, could it be both? Tick is obviously real a few episodes in but there are some moments that have you thinking he's just being imagined by Arthur, like in jail or when he steals the poncho. Plus, Arthur is having visions/nightmares of The Terror. Seems plausible to me that the Tick is very real and tangible, but Arthur is also sometimes imagining him because Arthur's not 100% mentally well. Good show.
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Aug 26, 2017 23:25
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Davros1 posted:The Tick isn't some manifestation of Arthur's mind that just popped into existence in the last couple of days of Arthur's life. Superheroes are registered and very well documented, and it sounds like except for Superion, they're mostly of the Iron Man/Batman type where they're really rich and/or really good at science. Except Miss Lint who's like a mutant? Speaking of Miss Lint, she was great, definitely the best actor of the show. She showed lots of range.
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Aug 26, 2017 23:58
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Pellisworth posted:I'm only three episodes in, could it be both? It can't be both because the options are 1) Tick is real, and 2) Tick isn't real. The options are mutually exclusive. If Tick is real some of the time, then he's real period. But it becomes crystal clear in the last three episodes. So don't worry, they aren't Fight Club-bing us. That would truly suck rear end. Like, suck homeless man's rear end, after you fed him for 3 days on a steady diet of Taco Bell and White Castle. Pellisworth posted:Good show. Well, I can't argue with that!!
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Aug 27, 2017 00:11
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This is a good show. The Tick is real. However... I think he was created by the trauma of seeing his dad and the Flag Five killed in front of him. Pretty sure Arthur is a mutant or some kind of Franklin Richards-style powered person. The Tick does better, mentally, when he's near Arthur. He used to be a nightlight, then when he was in danger at the warehouse, he caused the Tick to manifest. (Spoilers for speculation, but I've seen all the episodes that are out and may have let something slip, maybe. Ah, Spoilers, the most First World of all First World Problems!) Everyone should watch this show. It's neat.
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Aug 27, 2017 00:54
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Finished ep 6. CLIFFHANGER! Show is good and very fun. The rest of the episodes won't be released until 2018? Bummer.
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Aug 27, 2017 01:52
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tarlibone posted:It can't be both because the options are 1) Tick is real, and 2) Tick isn't real. The options are mutually exclusive. If Tick is real some of the time, then he's real period. But it becomes crystal clear in the last three episodes. So don't worry, they aren't Fight Club-bing us. That would truly suck rear end. Like, suck homeless man's rear end, after you fed him for 3 days on a steady diet of Taco Bell and White Castle. I think, with the flashback of Arthur hearing the Tick as a child and the Tick's lack of a past, the suggestion is more that Arthur called him into being or summoned him.
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Aug 27, 2017 05:45
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LostRook posted:I think, with the flashback of Arthur hearing the Tick as a child and the Tick's lack of a past, the suggestion is more that Arthur called him into being or summoned him. Yes, I think so to and said as much above.
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Aug 27, 2017 07:04
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LostRook posted:I think, with the flashback of Arthur hearing the Tick as a child and the Tick's lack of a past, the suggestion is more that Arthur called him into being or summoned him. That's an interesting theory, but it would require Arthur to somehow have called something like the Tick into existence. It's more likely that the scene in question was something like a daydream or nightmare. Unless I'm remembering wrong, he meets the Tick prior to that flashback being shown. Or, it could be... a coincidence. Maybe that blue light in his flashback was a blue canary in the outlet by the lightswitch who watches over him. He made a little birdhouse in his soul, if you will.
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Aug 27, 2017 10:03
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Yes, I think so to and said as much above. I guess I missed it what with the rambling nature of your comment and spoiler tag on speculation. Sorry about that. tarlibone posted:That's an interesting theory, but it would require Arthur to somehow have called something like the Tick into existence. It could be that the Tick existed already and was drawn to Arthur over time and manifested, not simply that Arthur made him. Regardless, it does seem like an odd thing to add. Given that the Tick's nature is repeatedly referenced and questioned it does seem like the Tick's existence will be something of a long running mystery which makes sense given the "updated" sensibility of the show and how modern television tends to operate. LostRook fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Aug 27, 2017 |
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Aug 27, 2017 10:06
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This show is the tits, i'm going to make people watch it. "WHOA, SECRET FACE!" Overkill is the best.
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Aug 27, 2017 11:16
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I know I had found something special after that first fight on the loading dock. *flicks finger* *dude goes flying*
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Aug 27, 2017 11:34
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This show ruled so hard. I can't wait for more. Serafinowicz is amazing.
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Aug 27, 2017 14:21
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Just binged all two and a half hours of it, and yes, this show is amazing!
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Aug 27, 2017 16:36
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Yeah I don't have a lot to add except that I enjoyed this a lot. Peter Serafinowicz is one of my favorite comedic actors and it's great seeing him get to beat people up and ham it up and so on. I love how Arthur's costume makes him look like such a loving dork when the goggles are on.
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Aug 27, 2017 22:36
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Yeah I don't have a lot to add except that I enjoyed this a lot. Peter Serafinowicz is one of my favorite comedic actors and it's great seeing him get to beat people up and ham it up and so on. I love how Arthur's costume makes him look like such a loving dork when the goggles are on. Designing any superhero costume for live action is always about treading a fine line between accuracy to the comic book version and not looking completely silly. The Tick has the advantage of having a reason for the characters to look silly.
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Aug 27, 2017 23:24
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:This is a good show. I think this is the case, but it probably goes further. The Terror is also a manifestation of Arthur's powers. He really did die, but Arthur's insistence that he's actually alive is what brought him back into the world. I'm surprised with how little Superian's in the show. He's basically off in his own subplot the entire time. Also, what's up with his headaches?
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Aug 27, 2017 23:51
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I think the most fun aspect of the show is that it's basically a gritty reboot of the Tick for everyone except the Tick. Definitely agree that The Tick is a manifestation of Arthur somehow. Especially since the Terror does that awful "Behind your ear" trick and mocks him for having nothing. It's also fun that the show plays with a different meaning for the word tick.
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Timeless Appeal posted:I think the most fun aspect of the show is that it's basically a gritty reboot of the Tick for everyone except the Tick. The one that took me the longest to pick up is that Arthur literally has a facial tic
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Aug 28, 2017 00:17
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Yeah I don't have a lot to add except that I enjoyed this a lot. Peter Serafinowicz is one of my favorite comedic actors and it's great seeing him get to beat people up and ham it up and so on. I love how Arthur's costume makes him look like such a loving dork when the goggles are on. Yeah, if anything those goggles look like they're barely in the proper position to me. Almost like they need to meet up in the middle by his nose. All the glass is on the outside of his face, makes him look cross-eyed or something, though this look is definitely a good thing for this show.
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tarlibone posted:That's an interesting theory, but it would require Arthur to somehow have called something like the Tick into existence. Yeah or maybe something not quite so retarded?
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Open Source Idiom posted:I think this is the case, but it probably goes further. The Terror is also a manifestation of Arthur's powers. He really did die, but Arthur's insistence that he's actually alive is what brought him back into the world. Ooh! Good point. We'll have to see. Mayyyybe there's a Sentry thing happening with Superian? LostRook posted:I guess I missed it what with the rambling nature of your comment and spoiler tag on speculation. Sorry about that. No worries, great minds, etc. 
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tarlibone posted:Or, it could be... a coincidence. Maybe that blue light in his flashback was a blue canary in the outlet by the lightswitch who watches over him. He made a little birdhouse in his soul, if you will. That might put too fine a point on it. Arthur's not crazy, he's gone sane in a crazy world!
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Aug 28, 2017 04:31
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Legin Noslen posted:Yeah or maybe something not quite so retarded? The last line of that post is song lyrics
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I wasn't expecting much out of this since the trailers were all hot garbage, so this was a real treat. It's a much "straighter" parody than the previous two shows, which is probably why the trailers all fall flat, because they still seem to be trying to pitch it as the same sort of goofy nonsense that they were. It actually seems to be somewhat more faithful to the original comics in terms of tone and feel, although it definitely establishes itself as its own thing. I really appreciate that every incarnation of the Tick is unique and also really good.
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